Contestants in the Biloxi Elks Club's annual beauty pageant pose for the camera. The event was part of an annual patriotic celebration that began in 1919 and ran until it became a victim of the Great Depression.

A group looks on as two women are participating in a beauty pagents held at Dauphin Island, Alabama, arund 1950. Do you recognize these women? If so, please email mccalllib@usouthal.edu and let us know.